Council Meeting Tentative Agenda & 2 Public Hearings for July 1, 2025

Tax Increase – Public Hearing

City of Winterville

City Hall - 125 N Church Street -Winterville, GA 30683

Tuesday July 1, 2025

Public Hearing #1 6:00 pm

The Winterville City Mayor and Council have tentatively adopted a 2025 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 1.83 percent. All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at City Hall (Council Chamber), 125 North Church Street, Winterville, on July 1, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at City Hall (Council Chamber), 125 N Church St, Winterville, on July 8, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. and at City Hall (Council Chamber), 125 N Church St, Winterville, on July 8, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 2.900 mills, an increase of 0.052 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 2.848 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $375,000 is approximately $7.80 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $475,000 is approximately $9.88.

City Council Workshop Tentative Agenda

1. Public Hearing Millage Rate

2. Flock Camera Presentation

3. 2025 Budget Meetings (Discuss Timeline- July-September 1 hour with Finance Committee

- Full day with Supervisors - 2 Hour meeting with Finance Committee - Final Draft

Meeting- Post Draft in October- Vote in November/December)

4. Public Works Truck (SPLOST) $54K

5. Door at Firehall QUOTE (Discuss)

6. ACC IGA – Property Tax Collection

7. Marigold Market signs

8. Pittard Park Playground (Discuss for possible Vote next week)

9. Roundabout Proposal in 5 points WA Engineering (Discuss)

10. Grant Funding Updates

11. B and B License

12. L.O.S.T. Options for 2027 (Discuss funding a study January 2024)

13. Citizen Committee Updates (TSPLOST CAC, Friends of the FFT)

14. NEGRC Update (Retreat Summary, Housing Discussion, Blacksmith Shop)

15. Citizen Requests for the Agenda:

16. City Council Issues/Concerns for Agenda